Dumbfounded: Utterly ridiculous bureaucracy

[pasty]

I'm trying to organise the music for my father-in-laws funeral. As he was a motor racing driver in the 50's, the family have asked for the BBC Grand Prix theme music to be played as the curtains draw (it's a cremation). We don't want to have the whole of The Chain by Fleetwood Mac as the lyrics before it gets to the Grand Prix music aren't really appropriate.

However, we are not allowed to download and use the BBC Grand Prix theme music, as that is owned by The Beeb and protected by copyright or pubic performance law or something stupid, so I suggested well can you then play The Chain by Fleetwood Mac, but with the volume at 0 up to the point where the Grand Prix piece starts, and apparently that is fine.

Completely bonkers. Same piece of music, by the same band, but we can't have just the bit we want. :

 

[daveinprague]

Just download it from the net...itll be there somewhere... see if they report on the news that BBC is suing a family over funeral music.

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

Find a youtube video with the exact version you want. Then convert it to an mp3 file and burn it to a cd.

(google "youtube to mp3")

 

[GT49er]

Find a youtube video with the exact version you want. Then convert it to an mp3 file and burn it to a cd.

Best check with the crematorium or your funeral director first. Some crematoriums will only play commercial CDs (ie ones that you bought in a shop or on-line) and won't allow home recorded ones.

 

[pasty]

Sorted now. The crematorium use a specific company that holds a huge online library of music. Just been on their website and they do have a version of The Chain that starts at the appropriate point

 

[Man of Harveys]

Now the music issue's resolved, how about getting in Murray Walker to commentate?

 

[Worried Man Blues]

What about throaty throttle and wheel spinning screeches as he goes past the curtains! Would work for me.

 

[Prince Monolulu]

From experience some do allow home made CDs, and I'm hoping so for mine will have a reflective piece mid-service where I have overdubbed a message wishing well and thanks to everyone etc, bar a few that get a special mention.

 

[Bry Nylon]

Now the music issue's resolved, how about getting in Murray Walker to commentate?

"Red light... green light...The curtains are open and it's GO! GO! GO!"

(No disrespect intended. I'm sorry for your loss and I am glad you have sorted the music you wanted).

 

[skipper734]

Made our own CD for my Mum. If I was asked who ripped the tunes of Youtube, I'd have told them it wasn't me , it was Mum.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Surely if the crematorium has a PPL license you can play whatever you want as long as it doesn't infringe their own rules e.g. It's offensive in some way? I know if you're making income in anyway you have to ask permission but surely this is a simple public performance covered by the PPL?

 

[Barrel of Fun]

For future reference - offliberty.com is a good way to download from YouTube.

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

From experience some do allow home made CDs, and I'm hoping so for mine will have a reflective piece mid-service where I have overdubbed a message wishing well and thanks to everyone etc, bar a few that get a special mention.

I thought you were only in your thirties

 

[Prince Monolulu]

I thought you were only in your thirties

Weellllll, all but. Planning ahead!

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

Weellllll, all but. Planning ahead!

I'm going to have Band Of Brothers BLASTED out when I go

 

[desprateseagull]

keepvid.com also works, i hear..

 

[maltaseagull]

I thought of " Wish you were here" but then again..............

 

[GT49er]

Surely if the crematorium has a PPL license you can play whatever you want as long as it doesn't infringe their own rules e.g. It's offensive in some way? I know if you're making income in anyway you have to ask permission but surely this is a simple public performance covered by the PPL?

Don't know the whys and the wherefores, but in my experience home made CDs have been banned. Whether it's a copyright issue, or PPL, or just an awkward jobs-worth in charge of the Crem, I don't know.

 

[Worthingite]

Ask [MENTION=17322]Lenny Rider[/MENTION]. He'll know the score on that front

 

[OzMike]

Just do it.